Comments on: Eclipse, OSGi, Galileo and Release Trains

By: Chris Aniszczyk

Chris Aniszczyk — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:53:32 +0000

Oh I completely agree that the dedication of Eclipse committers is the backbone of Eclipse.

The success of Eclipse rides on the shoulders of Eclipse committers which do a fantastic job every year.

By: Nitin Dahyabhai

Nitin Dahyabhai — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:53:48 +0000

True, but none of this would have any importance without the community continually pushing us forward.

And wouldn’t Helios be expected June 23rd, not the 24th?

By: Chris Aniszczyk

Chris Aniszczyk — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:32:42 +0000

David, I agree with you that commitment is important.

However, I think OSGi makes it possible for something of this scale with projects projects that are inter-dependent and independently run. If OSGi or some other strong module system wasn’t in the picture, I don’t think it would be possible to ship something so large and inter-dependent… but hey, that’s my opinion

By: DR

DR — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:13:31 +0000

The Eclipse Foundation should distill the process used to achieve this release train and publish a book of large scale project management. There is a hell of a lot to learn from this!

By: David Carver

David Carver — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:10:18 +0000

I’ll have to disagree on one point…OSGI isn’t the reason that this works. It’s the commitment by the commiters, projects, and others that actually do the work that makes it work.